COOK (James). TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD.
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COOK (James). TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD.
Paris, Saillant, Panckoucke, Hôtel de Thou, 1774-85-89.
17 volumes in-4°, rooted tawny basane, golden lace framing the covers, smooth spine decorated, golden edges (slightly backbound).
COMPLETE COLLECTION OF VOYAGES UNDERTAKEN BY CAPTAIN COOK.
First voyage undertaken to make discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. Paris, Salient and Panckoucke 1774. 4 volumes - Second voyage to the Southern Hemisphere. Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1778. 5 volumes - Third voyage to the Pacific Ocean. 1785. 4 volumes. The whole is illustrated by 207 FIGURES IN SOFT SIZE, (136 engravings, views, scenes,... and 71 maps, one of which is bound in volume 9) most of them numerous folded or unfolded and 3 folding pictures. It is also complete with the volume entitled : Life of Captain Cook by M. Castéra. Paris, 1789. Several cracked hinges and missing caps, freckles and a few burnished notebooks. Coloured ex-libris by Baronis Delbeke.
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